[Grad-postdoc-assn] Fwd: 'Meeting the Global Energy and Climate Challenge:' A CU Symposium

[Maura Hagan]

NCAR Fellows-
   FYI, the appended opportunity is open to the public and may be of  
interest to you.
Best regards.
--Maura

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Administrative E-Memo <memofrom at Colorado.edu>
> Date: August 13, 2008 1:19:26 AM MDT
> Subject: 'Meeting the Global Energy and Climate Challenge:' A CU  
> Symposium
>
>
>
> TO:      Boulder Campus Faculty, Staff, Deans, Directors, Dept.  
> Chairs,
>            System Administrators
>
> FROM:    Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the  
> Graduate
>            School
>
>
>
> SENDER: Stein Sture, Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the  
> Graduate
>        School
>
> DATE: August 13, 2008
>
>
> SUBJECT: 'Meeting the Global Energy and Climate Challenge:' A CU  
> Symposium
> on August 22-23, 2008
>
>
> As our students return to the campus and we all prepare for the fall
> semester, I would like to alert you to an exciting symposium that  
> will focus
> on the most crucial issues of the 21st Century. Titled "Meeting the  
> Global
> Energy and Climate Challenge," this symposium at CU-Boulder is free  
> and open
> to the public. In addition to your own attendance and participation  
> in the
> symposium, I encourage you to forward this message to family members,
> friends, acquaintances, K-12 students, etc. For a full schedule and
> description of the sessions, venues, times and speakers visit
> http://www.colorado.edu/climatenergy
>
> The two-day event, which features university faculty and experts  
> from across
> the region and country, includes the following sessions:
>
> FRIDAY, AUGUST  22nd:
>
> "Climate 101: Learning the Essential Principles and Fundamental  
> Concepts of
>    Climate Literacy"
> "Making Climate Hot: Effective Communication About Climate Change"
> "Social Dimensions of Climate Change"
> "The Challenge of Developing Carbon-free Energy: How Fast Can It  
> Grow?"
>
> SATURDAY, AUGUST 23rd:
>
> "Real Change: The Science Behind Global Climate Change Predictions"
> "The Ecological Impacts of Climate Change: An on the Ground Look at  
> our
>    Changing World"
> "Town-Gown Leadership on Carbon Neutrality, Universities and Cities  
> Get
> Climate Smart"
> "Communicating Energy and Climate Change Challenges: Is Anybody  
> Listening?"
> "Assembling the Policy Puzzle: How to Craft a Comprehensive National  
> Energy
> and Climate Strategy"
> "Climate Change: Prospects for Nature"
>
> In addition to these sessions on energy and climate, there will be  
> three
> session on Friday, August 22nd focused on Meeting the 21st Century  
> Social
> and Economic Challenges:
> "Mental Health in the 21st Century"
> "U.S. Immigration and Trade Policy: Weighing National Priorities  
> against
> Global Economic Realities"
> "Social Security: Today and Tomorrow"
>
> I hope you will join me by attending many of these sessions and by  
> bringing
> them to the attention of others who will be interested.


Maura Hagan
Deputy Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Director, Advanced Study Program
+1-303-497-1537
hagan at ucar.edu




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